The compendium is a compilation of research papers, covering various aspects of mycorrhiza, presented at the National Conference on Mycorrhiza held at Barkatullah University, Bhopal. There, the contributors come from different field of research have discussed – in recent future it will be possible the application of mycorrhizal inoculum in large-scale by developing cost-effective technology. Also demonstrations of the use of mycorrhizal-technology have to be carried out in farmer’s field and forest nurseries to show the benefits of mycorrhiza in enhancing plant growth and reducing chemical fertilizer use in cultivation practices. The departments, companies and NGOs involved in afforestation and agricultural activities are advised to include eco-friendly mycorrhizal-technology in their programmes, thus, helping in reducing the use of chemicals. The book will serve as a useful guide for conducting further research studies on the interactions between plant and mycorrhiza.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anil Prakash
Dr. Anil Prakash was born in 1958. He obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc and Ph.D. from Barkatullah University, Bhopal in 1985, he joined Barkatullah University as Lecturer and was elevated to the position of Reader in 1993. He is currently Head, Department of Biotechnology in the University. Dr. Prakash has several outstanding contributions to his credit, which include research paper and articles on Thermophilic Fungi, Microsomes and Mycorrhiza in national and international journals. During 17 years of research career, he has guided 7 M.Sc. students and 10 Ph.D. students. He has completed 4 research projects sponsored by ICAR, DST and UGC. Dr. Prakash is member of several scientific bodies including Indian Science Congress Association, Association of Microbiologists of India, Japan Society of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry. He has participated in several conferences/workshops/seminars held in India and abroad including Japan, Canada and USA. He visited Japan and Hungary under Indo-foreign cultural Exchange Programme. Dr. Prakash also coordinator of Bioinformatics Centre of Barkatullah University, Bhopal (M.P.).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR V.S. Mehrotra
Dr. V.S. Mehrotra, born in 1965, obtained his B.Sc. (Ag.) and M.Sc. (Ag.) degree from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (Uttaranchal) and D.Phil. Degree from Allahabad University, Allahabad (U.P.), specializing in the field of Mycology and Plant Pathology. He is the recipient of ‘Krishi Ratna’ Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Jr. Research Fellowship in Plant Pathology awarded by World Agriculture Farmers Memorial during M.Sc. (Ag.) Programme. Dr. Mehrotra was awarded K.S. Krishnan Research Fellowship by the Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India to work on mycorrhiza for his D. Phil. Degree. He has to his credit several research papers/articles on mycorrhiza in national and international journals. He has participated in an International Workshops on Computer Networking organized by UNESCO-UNEVOC in Bandung, Indonesia. Presently, he is working as Lecturer in Vocational Education (Plant Protection). He was awarded S.N. Das Gupta Gold medal by the Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi for the best paper presentation. Dr. Mehrotra has worked as Principal Investigator in a project funded by Department of Science and Technology’s (DST) on Mycorrhiza at Allahabad University. He has to his credit development of several competeary based Guidelines, Curricula, Instructional Materials and Video film in Agriculture for vocational courses.
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